January 2020 lunar eclipse

Summary

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 10 January 2020. It was the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020. The moon’s apparent diameter was larger than average because occurred only 3 days before perigee (Perigee on 13 January 2020) and its distance was 375,887 km (233,565 mi).

January 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Near greatest eclipse in Austria, 19:10 UT
Date10 January 2020
Gamma1.0726
Magnitude0.8956
Saros cycle114 (16 of 71)
Penumbral244 minutes, 34 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:07:45
Greatest19:09:59
P421:12:19

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Visibility map

Gallery edit

Related eclipses edit

Eclipses of 2020 edit

Tzolkinex edit

Half-Saros cycle edit

Tritos edit

Lunar Saros 144 edit

Inex edit

Triad edit

Lunar year series edit

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date Type
Viewing
Gamma Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Gamma
109 2016 Aug 18
 
Penumbral
 
1.56406 114
 
2017 Feb 11
 
Penumbral
 
−1.02548
119
 
2017 Aug 07
 
Partial
 
0.86690 124
 
2018 Jan 31
 
Total
 
−0.30143
129
 
2018 Jul 27
 
Total
 
0.11681 134
 
2019 Jan 21
 
Total
 
0.36842
139
 
2019 Jul 16
 
Partial
 
−0.64300 144
 
2020 Jan 10
 
Penumbral
 
1.07270
149 2020 Jul 05
 
Penumbral
 
−1.36387
Last set 2016 Sep 16 Last set 2016 Mar 23
Next set 2020 Jun 05 Next set 2020 Nov 30

Saros series edit

It is part of Saros cycle 144.

Half-Saros cycle edit

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 151.

4 January 2011 14 January 2029
   

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links edit

  • 2020 Jan 10 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
  • Hermit eclipse: Saros cycle 144
  • Hermit eclipse: 10 Jan 2020 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse